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Photograph of the meeting at Moulin Rouge Hotel Coffee Shop to end segregation on the Las Vegas Strip, March, 1960
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Archival Collection
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Black and white photograph of the March 1960 meeting at the Moulin Rouge Hotel Coffee Shop to end segregation on the Las Vegas Strip. City officials and NAACP members met to eliminate segregation in public accommodations and jobs and discuss calling off demonstrations on the Strip in the City of Las Vegas and Clark County, Nevada. From left to right: Woodrow Wilson (NAACP), Lubertha M. Warden Johnson, Bob Bailey (NAACP), Clesse Turner (County Commissioner), Butch W. E. Leypoldt (Sheriff), Hank Greenspun (Las Vegas Sun), Dr. James B. McMillan (President of the NAACP), Oran Gragson (Mayor), Dr. Charles I. West, Ray K. Sheffer (Chief of Police), Art Olsen (County Commissioner), possibly David Hoggard, and Donald Clark (NAACP).
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Photograph of James McMillan, Charles West, Sammy Davis, Jr., and Monsignor Empey, circa 1962
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Archival Collection
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Transcribed from attachment on the back of the photo: "Sands Hotel before 1962 left to right Dr. James B. McMillan, Dr. Charles I. West, Sammy Davis, Jr., Mons. James B. Empey, Pastor of St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church. Presenting an "Award of Merit and honorary fellowship" to Sammy Davis, Jr. and Will Maston trio from the George Washington Carver Memorial Institute of Washington, D. D. for outstanding contributions to the arts, humanities, and better race relations."
Sands Hotel and Casino: 3355 Las Vegas Boulevard South
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Photograph showing a production of Pzazz! 70 staged by Donn Arden, Desert Inn Hotel, Las Vegas, circa 1970
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Archival Collection
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Show Name: Pzazz! 70
Performance Name: Las Vegas U.S.A. Today
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Photograph showing a production of Pzazz! 70 staged by Donn Arden, Desert Inn Hotel, Las Vegas, circa 1970
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Archival Collection
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Show Name: Pzazz! 70
Performance Name: Hollywood and All That Jazz
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Photograph showing a production of Pzazz! 70 staged by Donn Arden, Desert Inn Hotel, Las Vegas, circa 1970
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Archival Collection
Description
Show Name: Pzazz! 70
Performance Name: Hollywood and All That Jazz: The Golden Galaxy
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Photograph showing a production of Pzazz! 70 staged by Donn Arden, Desert Inn Hotel, Las Vegas, circa 1970
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Archival Collection
Description
Show Name: Pzazz! 70
Performance Name: To San Francisco and Love with Music: The Mood- Blue and Beautiful
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Male dancer in blue suit with white cravat for Pzazz! 69 at Desert Inn Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada: costume design drawing
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Archival Collection
Description
Hand written along the left side of the image: "Jump suit; Jacket to remain open; Double back pleat; Jacket cuff to be open 3- 4 inches." Hand written along the bottom right of the image: "Sketch #51; Dancer; Larry Massey."
Costume Details: Male dancer wearing a blue patterned jump suit with a white cravat.
Show Name: Pzazz! 69
Performance Name: To San Francisco and Love with Music: The Mood- Blue and Beautiful
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Female dancer in blue cape and beads for Pzazz! 69 at Desert Inn Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada: costume design drawing
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Archival Collection
Description
Handwritten notes regarding the costume are printed on the side of the drawing.
Costume Details: Female dancer wearing a sheer blue cape embellished with rhinestones and a dress covered in rows of white and blue novelty beads. The woman also wears blue and silver bangles made out of silver novelty beads on her wrists.
Show Name: Pzazz! 69
Performance Name: To San Francisco and Love with Music: The Mood- Blue and Beautiful
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Male dancer, in blue elastic pants and bolero for a show at the Desert Inn, Las Vegas, Nevada: costume design drawing
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Archival Collection
Description
Handwritten notes about costume design such as "Would suggest white silk shirt for finale," are on both sides of the drawing, and a swatch of fabric is attached on the top left corner.
Costume Details: A male dancer wearing dark blue leather boots and light blue elastic pants and a matching velveteen bolero with gold fringes on the shoulders; a gold long-sleeved taffeta shirt is worn underneath, and gold embellishment is attached to the front of the pants and bolero.
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Photographs of Frontier Strike: Desert Solidarity, Solidarity March, Culinary Union, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1990 December 05 (folder 2 of 2)
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Archival Collection
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Several organizations unite in solidarity to support the Frontier Strike in December 1990. Supporters holding signs, banners, and flags march and pose outside the Frontier. There are also photos of police officers and firemen outside the hotel. Culinary Union secretary-treasurer Jim Arnold is in multiple photos, posing with groups and individuals, shown on stage at a rally, and at a Christmas party. Also included in this folder are: photos of Frontier owners Margaret and Tom Elardi, a portable bathroom decorated with signs and a large rodent, and a clip from an article stating, "DESERT SOLIDARITY, OUR LINE IN THE SAND." Banners and signs in the photos read: "Aloha from Hawaii, local 5 here, Hawaii's people support Frontier Strike," "Frontier Hotel, on strike, Culinary Workers Union, Bartenders Union, Teamsters Union, Operating Engineers Union, Carpenters Union," "AFL-CIO Desert Solidarity," "We're here! Steelworkers district 39 sub-district 2," "Frontier unfair to Teamsters Local Union 995."Arrangement note: Series I. Demonstrations, Subseries I.A. Frontier Strike Site name: Frontier Hotel and Casino
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